Shania Twain's throat surgery stopped stage fright
Shania Twain's throat surgery helped cure her stage fright because she was so grateful just to be able to sing again.
Shania Twain's throat surgery helped cure her stage fright.
The 59-year-old singer was left with nerve damage to her vocal cords after contracting Lyme disease in 2004 and in 2018, she underwent an operation to help her sing again and she's admitted that being able to perform again made her ignore her fears about getting back on stage because she regained so much pleasure from being able to do it again.
She told People magazine: "It was really about my throat surgery. I lost my voice, my singing voice, for several years. Regaining that [and] having to go through open-throated surgery to get it back reset my reality.
"When you realise that you have another chance at something that you love, you take it and you put fear aside to do it — and that’s what I did."
And the 'You're Still The One' hitmaker credited "the voice" and "the desire to never give up" got her through the difficult open throat surgery.
Meanwhile, Shania loves every "creative" element of the music industry, even if fans don't always understand or appreciate how many different aspects of her career she's involved in.
She said: "The creative element of the industry. love new songwriting. I love design and production.
"There's so much more that goes into being an artist than just standing on the stage and singing — even though, of course, that's a very bug part.
"But I think there's a lot the fans may not be aware of that goes on, and it's fun to share.
“I definitely wear a lot of hats, and that keeps me motivated.”
The 'I'm Gonna Getcha Good' singer previously admitted she was extremely worried about whether her voice would sound the same after the operation.
She told InStyle magazine: "After I had the surgery, I was petrified to make a sound. I didn't know what was going to come out.
"It did scare me, but I just had to take the leap and make a sound."
However, the singer's fears were unfounded and she was so happy to have her voice back again.
She went on: "I was so excited about what came out. It was a connection to the vocal cords and it came out very easily. I was really, really, really excited."
